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Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads

2009

Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads

2009
7.5
This documentary series examines the Einsatzgruppen, Nazis responsible for the mass murder of Jews, Romani and Soviet prisoners in Eastern Europe.
1916 Seachtar na Cásca

2010

1916 Seachtar na Cásca

2010
3.7
Documentary on the 7 signatories of the 1916 Easter Proclamation.
Hitler: The Rise and Fall

2016

Hitler: The Rise and Fall

2016
5.8
Using the latest research across the course of Hitler’s life, world-renowned experts investigate the man behind the monster and pinpoint the key moments in his meteoric rise and ultimate downfall.
FDR

2023

FDR

2023
7
The three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States.
World War I

2014

World War I

2014
World War 1. Over 35 world powers were involved in this conflict. As a result, four empires – Russian, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman and German – ceased to exist… The participant countries lost 12 million killed, 55 million were wounded… From the series, the viewers will learn about the overall course of the war and follow the incredible life stories of its heroes.
Vietnam in HD

2011

Vietnam in HD

2011
7.7
The firsthand experiences of thirteen Americans during the Vietnam War. The thirteen Americans retell their stories in Vietnam paired with found footage from the battlefield.
Island at War

2004

Island at War

2004
7.4
Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St. Gregory serves as a stand-in for the real-life islands Jersey and Guernsey, and the story is compiled from the events on both islands. Produced by Granada Television in Manchester, Island at War had an estimated budget of £9,000,000 and was filmed on location in the Isle of Man from August 2003 to October 2003. When the series was shown in the UK, it appeared in six 70-minute episodes.
World War II: Secrets from Above

2022

World War II: Secrets from Above

2022
5
As we fly above the infamous battle sites of D-Day and Dunkirk, soar over hidden Nazi bunkers, and glide across lost battleships and sunken shipwrecks – this new series exposes secrets of World War Two - in a brand-new way.
Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect

2005

Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect

2005
7.7
A reassessment of the role Albert Speer played in the Third Reich. Speer, who was ultimately convicted at the Nuremburg trials and served a 20-year prison sentence, was known for designing many of the Third Reich's buildings and for being Hitler's minister for war production.
Abraham Lincoln

2022

Abraham Lincoln

2022
7.9
The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.
Hitler's Last Year

2015

Hitler's Last Year

2015
5.5
The story of the last year of the war in Europe, from the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944 to the dual German surrender, first in Reims then Berlin, in May 1945. Eleven months of unprecedented combat.This was the deadliest year of WW2.
Hitler: Germany's Fatal Attraction

2015

Hitler: Germany's Fatal Attraction

2015
7.5
As April 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler, this documentary investigates the before, during and final days of the most terrifying dictator of the western world.
Victory at Sea

1952

Victory at Sea

1952
6.5
Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about naval warfare during World War II that was originally broadcast by NBC in the USA in 1952–1953. It was condensed into a film in 1954. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett, were re-recorded and sold as record albums. The original TV broadcasts comprised 26 half-hour segments—Sunday afternoons at 3pm in most markets—starting October 26, 1952 and ending May 3, 1953. The series, which won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program", played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a viable television genre. Over 13,000 hours of footage gathered from US, British, German and Japanese navies during World War II were perused in the making of these compelling episodes.
Hitler's Secret Sex Life

2021

Hitler's Secret Sex Life

2021
Hitler’s Secret Sex Life exposes the myriad of rumours, theories and disputed historical accounts of Adolf Hitler's sexual psychology. There is no shortage of experts on Hitler's sex life who consider his predictions to be a barometer of the dictator's twisted psyche. Each episode will address a specific time period of Hitler's alleged and proven sex life and explores the role it played in shaping his behaviour.
Defending Europe

2024

Defending Europe

2024
5
Exploring defensive strategies, weapons and structures used across Europe over 2,000 years, shedding light on forgotten histories that shaped modern borders.
Inside North Korea's Dynasty

2018

Inside North Korea's Dynasty

2018
6
The Kim family's dark and surreal story provides a fresh perspective on North Korea.
Evolution of Evil

2016

Evolution of Evil

2016
6.7
Inside the minds of the heartless, corrupt, and cruel individuals who've seized control of their country through the infliction of appalling pain on their fellow man. From Kim Jong-il, to Osama Bin Laden, to Hitler, uncover the madness behind the merciless dictators responsible for unimaginable human atrocities that still haunt the world.
The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign

2018

The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign

2018
1
Four kings from the House of Stuart sat on the English throne from 1603 to 1688. It was a time of great religious struggle and political instability. The Gunpowder Plot nearly wiped out King James I. The Thirty Years War broke out on the continent. A civil war erupted which led to the public beheading of King Charles I and the birth of a commonwealth headed by Oliver Cromwell. London was ravaged by the plague and the Great Fire of London. Throughout this series we look at the reign of the Stuarts through the powerful Wynn family at Gwydir Castle in North Wales, one of the best time capsules from that era. The story of the Wynn family reflects the turbulent history of this Stuart era. They had close connections with this new royal house and their status would rise and fall with the successes and failures of Stuart rule.
Dates That Made History

2018

Dates That Made History

2018
8.7
Historian Patrick Boucheron revisits the most important dates in history through the prisms of memory and collective imagination.
Greatest Tank Battles

2011

Greatest Tank Battles

2011
8